Olympics

The Ancient Olympic Games were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece. Competition was among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece. These Games featured mainly athletic but also combat sports such as wrestling and the pankration, horse and chariot racing events.

It has been widely written that during the Games, all conflicts among the participating city-states were postponed until the Games were finished. This cessation of hostilities was known as the Olympics peace or truce. The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has resulted in several changes to the Olympic Games.

Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Games for snow and ice sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with a disability, the Youth Olympics Games for athletes aged 14 to 18, the five Continental games (Pan American, African, Asian, European, and Pacific), and the World Games for sports that are not contested in the Games.